Santorelli Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behind the Santorelli surname stands Santoro, an Italian name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

With the diminutive -elli, Santorelli is an affectionate form of Santoro that became a surname in its own right. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Arms linked to Santoro and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Santorelli surname pack.